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Source: Arabia.net – Monia Ghanmi
Turkey seemed reassured about the fate of the important agreements it signed with the Libyan Government of National Accord even after the departure of its president, Fayez al-Sarraj, and the reception of the new executive authority that is being negotiated and its tasks between the two parties in conflict, but the Libyan internal movement indicates that these understandings may be subject to future political developments in the country. Which may be the opposite of what Ankara wants.
The Turkish presidency announced on Monday that the agreements it had signed with the reconciliation government “will remain in force and will not be affected by the resignation of Al-Sarraj as head of the reconciliation government”, despite doubts about the legality and legality of those agreements, and the internal rejection of this bilateral cooperation.
Maritime Boundaries Agreement
In November 2019, Al-Sarraj signed a controversial agreement with Ankara delineating a joint maritime border in the eastern Mediterranean in an area claimed by Greece, and since then, Turkey has used this agreement as a base for gas exploration activities in disputed waters, which increased tensions between Turkey. And many European countries in recent months.
Elements loyal to the Government of National Accord carry the Turkish flag in the Libyan capital, Tripoli – France Press
Turkish companies
This agreement was also followed by other points of cooperation between Ankara and Tripoli, especially in the field of security, economic and financial, by virtue of which Turkish companies resumed their work in Libya and other companies entered the Libyan market, but With the expected resignation of Al-Sarraj, several observers see that the new authorities have the ability to freeze these agreements. Or cancel it, especially since its signing took place under unstable circumstances in Libya and in light of the conflict and the division between the authorities within it.
‘Violating the laws’
In this context, Ramzi Rajab Al-Agha, head of the liquidity committee of the Central Bank of Al-Bayda (east), considered that all the agreements concluded between Turkey and the Tripoli government are basically “a violation of legal norms, since that were not approved by the legislative authority in accordance with Libyan law, that is, by Parliament. ” And it was signed without taking into account diplomatic and legal norms, “adding that most of the treaties were concluded unilaterally by Al-Sarraj, which contradicts the political agreement signed in Skhirat, which stipulates that the Presidential Council has restrictions. to issue its decisions unanimously among its members.
One of the Turkish soldiers dismantling mines in Tripoli (Archive – France Press)
In a statement to Al-Arabiya.net, Al-Agha added that, with the incoming government receiving its tasks and assuming its responsibilities, “the fate of these agreements should be a garbage can.”
On the other hand, political analyst Abu Yarub al-Baraki believes that this result can only be achieved if an anti-Turkish government comes to power in Libya, and its president cancels all agreements and all obligations that the previous government assumed with Ankara. , as soon as he took office.
Ankara and the Brotherhood document
In this case, Al-Baraki said in a statement to Al-Arabiya.net, that “Turkey obstructs any political solution that does not guarantee the presence of its (Muslim Brotherhood) partners and allies in power, which it will use to preserve the achievements you have made in Libya and get more. “
Meanwhile, Libyan economic analyst Ramzi Al-Jadi said in a statement to Al-Arabiya.net, that Turkey’s agreements with the Government of National Accord “will not be annulled or canceled with the resignation of Al-Sarraj.” explaining that according to the equations of international law, the agreements were signed between the official Turkish authorities and the Libyan government. It is recognized, and therefore will continue in all cases or will become international cases.
“He did not ratify in Parliament”
However, parliamentarian Ali al-Takbali said that the reconciliation government that concluded these understandings with Turkey is “internationally recognized but neither Libya nor popularly recognized”, and noted that all the agreements and memorandums of understanding signed by him “have not been approved or ratified by Parliament as a body. The only one elected in the country. “
Head of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh (Archives – France Press)
In a statement to Al-Arabiya.net, he said that the fate of Turkey’s agreements with Al-Sarraj and future bilateral relations between the two countries, “depends on the identity of the next prime minister and the form of the possible government, as well as the scope of international pressure, especially from the United States, to maintain these agreements, especially since the Libyans do not want them to remain. ” Ready and actionable. “
It should be noted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had previously expressed his displeasure at Al-Sarraj’s decision to relinquish power at the end of next month, apparently stating that he did not obtain sufficient guarantees to implement his future projects in Libya and fears that his country gradually lost control over Libya after Al-Sarraj’s departure. On Monday, he announced that “Turkish delegations can hold talks with the reconciliation government to steer this issue in the direction it should take.”
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